MAS is the last/worst company to work with but it'll be the first company you neeed to start with in the aviation industry involving civil aircraft.

since DCA is going EASA, so i'll talk about the law. EASA Part 66: Licensing.

if you have working experience with live aircraft for minimum of 5 yrs, or:

if you have working experience with live aircraft and proper training from an aviation industry (like MAS) for minimum of 3 yrs, or:

if you have working experience with live aircraft and training under Part 147 (Approved Training School*) for minimum of 2 yrs,.........

*MIAT is NOT an approved school.

..........you can apply for the B1 or B2 license, aka LWTR.

but NEVER study in MIAT. all trainees that MAS get from MIAT are not up to a clever/good standard as compare to the trainees that are trained from MAS Subang. All the MAS workers there hate MIAT students, giving bad comments.

Here's why:
MIAT is studying the US Jeppeson books with Level 1 standards. Level 1 means books for n00bs/dummies as introduction or get fammiliar with aircraft system. MIAT fellows also study small aircraft like Cessna which is a piston engine as well as helicopter that u don't study in MAS. all MAS aircrafts are powered by turbine engines. there's no real life aircraft in MIAT. only corpse. when MIAT student went to MAS fro training, they know nothing about commercial aircraft like 737. this makes the LAE in Subang pissed off. MIAT students are not exposed to the importance of getting license. they didn't know Part66 or BCAR Section L well. all they do is studying and get a diploma. Diploma is USELESS in LAE carrier as it is not stated in Part 66. Worst of all, MIAT is NOT an approved aviation school.

TAME in MAS Subang is studying the UK style with Level 3 standards. Level 3 is the highes standards with thorough/expert understanding. the simplest aircraft they study is 737-400. the knowledge can also be applied while doing practical cos they are studying the correcr book and working with real live aircraft. The chance of passing the DCA exam is 1000% higher than the students from MIAT.

However, there's still other college in europe or aussie that is under Part 147 approved training school.

Salary is the best with LAE but still loose to pilot. But the work of LAE sucks depends where u work at and the field(mechanical or avionics). working in Subang with overhaul with gives u headache and sick. working in sabah sarawak will make u live in heaven.

i wish all MIAT students will study hard and get their license. May god be with you.

This post has been edited by Skylinestar: May 24 2006, 01:31 PM

1 million dollar question:

A=airframe
E=electrical
I=instrument
R=radio
C="E"ngine??????????????????????????????

why? engine become C? why not other letter? any history?
one tough DCA question

for MIAT, u definitely has to follow AN85. BUT...
u need a total experience on the maintenance of "operating aircraft" over the 36 months period.

FYI, MIAT doesn't have "operating aircraft".

your uncle work in DCA? even they convert to dca, do we still have to convert the license, eg, take malaysia airleg?

This post has been edited by Skylinestar: Oct 26 2006, 10:07 PM

last time TAME intake....SPM holder also can join.
now....u need a diploma.

TAME program for LWTR is 3 years. but most people take 4 yrs.
add up 2 years for type rating after u have your LWTR.

This post has been edited by Skylinestar: Jul 14 2007, 10:26 AM

2 different ways of becoming a LAE .
it's like 1 study in government school, another 1 study in private school.
but finally, both manage to get a job.

the europeans themselves lose the job. why would they hire an asian like you?

agree. very misleading.
MAS don't train engineers in MAS Academy. The Academy is for cabin crew and pilot training.